Bennu
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Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology.
A depiction of Bennu with a sun disk on his head, from the tomb of Irynefer at Deir el-Medina
Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)
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Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the 13th or Heliopolite Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. It is now located in Ayn Shams, a northeastern district of Cairo.
Model of a Votive Temple Gateway at Heliopolis, Dynasty XIX
Battle of Heliopolis during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1800
José recibido en Heliópolis, by Francisco Gutiérrez (currently held in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla)